BOB - Screen Time Manager - Manage Your TV Time
by Hopscotch Technologies
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Category: CE
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Manufacturer: Hopscotch TechnologiesPlatform: Xbox 360
Model: BOB1
Color: Silver
Product features:
- Simple 3-minute Setup.
- 6 Unique User Accounts.
- Safe for All Electronics. Advanced power control for TVs that need it even when they are off.
- Kid-safe and Tamperproof.
- Reduces screentime=better health & better grades.
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Customer Review: Bob worked great !
Summary: 4 Stars
BOB has brought peace in our house when it comes to watching TV. Our 2 kids would watch TV as soon as they came home from school to "unwind", but it was very difficult to get them to shut it off and start homework. Even when it was possible the kids would be in a whiny mood which made studying difficult. Our kids are old enough (10 & 12) that once you left the room for a few minutes they would stop the homework, walk into the room with the TV, & turn it back on. Finishing their homework got later into the evening specially when there was extra curricular activities that night (volleyball, karate, or Cub Scouts).
We purchased two BOBs (one for each TV) and they are pretty simple to set up. BOB controls the power to the TV set. So first you unplug your TV from the outlet and connect it into the small plastic power box attached to BOB. Then lock it with the key & put the key away somewhere safe. The BOB power cord is now plugged into the wall. Next, set a 4 digit master password for you, & set the current day & time. Then set a 4 digit password for each child, the amount of time each child can watch TV & "blocks" which are times when they cannot watch TV. You can limit any user's time by day or by week, but not both. For example, we allow 1 hour of TV per day in the living room and have blocked TV from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm. on school days because that is homework time. Since they can't watch TV when they come home from school they have figured out they might as well get their homework done then. On weekends they can watch 2 hours of TV each day. There is an audible warning that starts when 60 seconds of time are left.
BOB has helped to reduce the stress tremendously in our family & overall we are happy with it. It only took about 10 minutes to set up and everything is menu driven on a 4 line LCD display. You use the arrow keys, enter button, and numbers to enter the info. You can also add or subtract time on the fly using "fly time". Basically while your son or daughter are watching TV you touch a special key sequence, enter the master password, and enter or subtract time in 15 minute increments.
One minor grip is that I wish it was more flexible. For example, if we want to keep our current TV limits until 6 pm on school night it worked fine, but if our son is done with his homework early and wants to watch TV at 5:00 it's not easy to do this. You cannot user "fly time" because the user must be logged on to BOB, and they cannot log on since the time is blocked. The only way I found was to use by master password to turn it on for him.
Here's the link to the user manual if interested http://usebob.com/pdfs/BOBUserManual.pdf
Description of BOB - Screen Time Manager - Manage Your TV Time
TV Time Manager, works with PCs and Video Game Systems. Parents can set time limits and Bob enforces the rules. When a Child's time is used up, BOB turns off the TV. It can manage time for up to 6 users. How BOB Works? - Very simple 3 minute set-up. Plug the TV into BOB (lock in the cord) and plug BOB into the wall! - Parents set time limits--TV shuts off when time is up! - "Time Blocks" prevent usage for specific times of the day (like after school). - Safe for all electronics, including TVs (Plasma/DLP/LCD), video game systems, and computers. * WHY BOB Works? - BOB removes the "TV struggles" - providing a happier and healthier household. - Kids will learn to budget their time. - BOB frees up more time for school work and can lead to higher grades. - When kids are outside playing, they see less junk food on TV and eat less junk food on the couch.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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